asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed in each health board area in each of the following categories: (a) specialist consultant (b) junior hospital doctor (c) hospital nurse (d) public health nurse (e) other nurse (f) public health doctor (g) community based social worker (h) medical social worker (i) psychiatric social worker (j) other social worker (k) physiotherapist and (l) home helps.
Written Answers. - Health Board Employees.
480.
The latest information available in regard to the categories of staff mentioned is as follows:—
|
Health Board Area |
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|
Eastern |
Mid-land |
Mid-Western |
North Eastern |
North Western |
South Eastern |
Southern |
Western |
|
|
(a) Hospital Consultants |
459 |
30 |
53 |
41 |
36 |
61 |
139 |
98 |
|
(b) Junior Hospital Doctors |
812 |
47 |
94 |
68 |
59 |
73 |
230 |
204 |
|
(c) Hospital Nurses |
7,470 |
1,087 |
1,768 |
1,332 |
1,277 |
2,028 |
3,165 |
2,478 |
|
(d) Public Health Nurses |
367 |
97 |
109 |
115 |
107 |
155 |
153 |
169 |
|
(e) Other Nurses |
722 |
101 |
183 |
248 |
111 |
63 |
147 |
85 |
|
(f) Public Health Doctors |
68 |
11 |
14 |
8 |
11 |
23 |
24 |
21 |
|
(g) Social Workers in Community Care Areas |
86 |
13 |
8 |
9 |
26 |
17 |
33 |
35 |
|
(h) Medical Social Workers |
86 |
— |
— |
2 |
2 |
— |
2 |
— |
|
(i) Psychiatric Social Workers |
31 |
1 |
— |
1 |
1 |
— |
4 |
4 |
|
(j) Other Social Workers |
108 |
9 |
29 |
10 |
10 |
35 |
19 |
20 |
|
(k) Physiotherapists |
194 |
12 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
29 |
45 |
35 |
|
(l) Home Helps |
1,823 |
317 |
343 |
493 |
838 |
287 |
829 |
732 |